The 'Batman v Superman' stars defend their movie against harsh reviews: It's not 'for the critics'

When you do a movie as giant as “Batman v Superman: Dawn of
Justice,” the press tour is so long and spans multiple countries
in such a short time, that actors are asked to react to the
film’s reception before general audiences have even seen it.

That’s what happened when Yahoo Movies UK sat with the film’s cast and
director Zack Snyder, and asked them what they thought of the
negative reviews the film is getting (it currently has a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes).

“What is going to really matter, I believe, is what the audience
says,” Henry Cavill said. “Because they’re the ones who are
buying tickets, they’re the ones who want to see more of this
kind of story, or not. So the audience’s voice is loudest, and
after this weekend, the audience will at least partly have
spoken.”

Ben Affleck, sitting next to Cavill, chimed in with, “I agree.”

Snyder has been getting the brunt of the criticism for his
polarizing directing style, full of slow-motion shots and
washout-out photography. He said he’s a comic-book guy and that
he “made the movie based as much as I could on that aesthetic.”

Amy Adams said that the film wasn’t made “for the critics,” and
Gal Gadot, who has received the most praise for her performance
as Wonder Woman, added that Snyder did “fantastic work” in
setting the basis for future films centered on DC Comics
characters.

Meanwhile, Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Lex Luthor, keeps out
of these kinds of conversations because he doesn’t read anything
about the movies he’s in.

“I don’t even watch the movies I’m in,” he said. “I get very
critical.”